首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
自考
There are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force; the first method is that of men, the second of beasts; bu
There are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force; the first method is that of men, the second of beasts; bu
admin
2017-06-30
48
问题
There are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force; the first method is that of men, the second of beasts; but as the first method is often insufficient, one must have recourse to(求助,求援)the second. It is, therefore, necessary for a prince to know well how to use both the beast and the man. This was covertly(隐秘地,不公开地)taught to rulers by ancient writers, who relate how Achilles and many others of those ancient princes were given to Chiron the centaur(半人半马的怪物)to be brought up and educated under his discipline. The parable(寓言)of this semi-animal, semi-human teacher is meant to indicate that the one without the other is not durable. A prince, being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast, must imitate the fox, and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. Those that wish to be only lions do not understand this. Therefore, a prudent(谨慎的)ruler ought not to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept(规则)would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and would not keep faith with them. Nor have legitimate grounds ever failed a prince who wished to show colorable excuse for the nonfulfilment of his promise. Of this, one could furnish an infinite number of examples, and show how many times peace has been broken, and how many promises rendered(致使)worthless, by the faithlessness of princes, and those that have best been a-ble to imitate the fox have succeeded best. But it is necessary to be able to disguise this character well, and to be a great feigner(作假者)and dissembler(伪君子),and men are so simple and so ready to obey present necessities that the one who deceives will always be able to find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
The writer does not believe that______.
选项
A、the truth makes men free
B、people can protect themselves
C、princes are human
D、leaders have to be consistent
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ULPR777K
本试题收录于:
电子商务英语题库经管类分类
0
电子商务英语
经管类
相关试题推荐
Severalregionsintheworldaresubject【C1】______stormswhicharesoseverethatthey【C2】______damageonatremendousscale.Th
Severalregionsintheworldaresubject【C1】______stormswhicharesoseverethatthey【C2】______damageonatremendousscale.Th
Humanbeingsactinadifferentwayfrom【C1】______ofanimalsjustbecausetheycanspeakwhileanimalscannot.Eventhecleveres
Humanbeingsactinadifferentwayfrom【C1】______ofanimalsjustbecausetheycanspeakwhileanimalscannot.Eventhecleveres
Thereisoften______betweenbecominginfectedandthefirstsignsoftheillness.
Inmanycountries,packetsofcigarettescomewithagovernmenthealthwarning______tothem.
Medicalexpertshave【C1】______suspectedalinkbetweenthehealthofthemindandthehealthofthebody.Fromtimetotimerese
Therecanbenodoubtwhatsoeverthatsmoking______yourhealth.
NewYorkE-commercehasrevolutionizedthebusinessworldandwon’tdisappeardespiteinvestorspullingtheplugonmanydot-com
Todaywedonotmeasurethespeedofcomputerfunctionsinminutes,orinseconds,oreveninhundredths(1/100)orthousandths(1
随机试题
流行性乙型脑炎最严重的临床表现是
InwhatwayisThomasHardyregardedasatransitionalwriter?
采用电子计算机进行会计核算的单位,应当保存打印出的纸质会计档案。()
证券公司风险控制指标无法达标,严重危害证券市场秩序、损害投资者利益的,中国证监会可以区别情形,对其采取( )措施。
关于单个证券的风险度量,下列说法中,正确的是()。
为什么报考我们单位?你觉得你今天面试真诚吗?
Zooshavebecomeanimportantsiteforthepreservationandprotectionofwildliferesources,【C1】______thosespeciesthatareen
Steiben公司的ROE为8.50%,股利支付率为35%。(1)该公司的可持续增长率是多少?(2)该公司的实际增长率可以与可持续增长率不同吗?为什么?(3)公刮如何改变其可持续增长率?
民主集中制的基础是( )
程序代码中,执行时不可分割的代码称为【75】_______。一旦这部分代码开始执行,则不希望系统进行任务调度。在μC/OS-II系统中,可以调用函数【76】_______(void)锁定调度器。
最新回复
(
0
)